Who is United Way NWT?
And how are you connected to United Way Canada?
United Way NWT is a Northern non-profit registered with the Societies Act of the NWT that works to support Northwest Territory non-profits and charities. We strongly believe in supporting our community and in helping to create a sustainable, supportive North for our fellow Northerners.
We are a member of the United Way Canada, however we are our own autonomous organization with our own Board of Directors. All funds raised in the North stay in the North.
Our Mission
Our mission is to promote the organized capacity of people in the Northwest Territories to care for one another.
We do this through:
- raising funds and redistributing them through our Community Investment Fund or Emergency Relief grants (as needed);
- Initiating and supporting collections to help alleviate period poverty; and
- promoting non-profits that are doing good work in the North.
We’re always looking for other ways to get involved that are within our capacity as a small organization. If you’re interested in partnering with us, please contact us.
Community Impact
Community impact is about achieving meaningful, long-term improvements to the quality of life in Canadian communities, by addressing not just the symptoms of problems but also getting at the root causes. It’s about making fundamental changes to community conditions.
We work hard to do this by searching for and supporting non-profits and charities in the Northwest Territories that are working to alleviate these social problems such as addictions, mental illness, violence, racism, homelessness, poverty, lack of access to traditional culture and other effects of colonialism.
Our Focus Areas
United Way NWT is also a vehicle through which people can donate to other registered charities in the NWT or other parts of Canada. Started as the United Way of Yellowknife in 2001, the United Way has provided funds to support NWT charitable organizations and has recently formalized its NWT wide role by becoming the United Way NWT in 2012.
